Trade & FA 2023-24: Stein-Ingram Trade Inevitable| LAL Want Lebron Back On Any Terms

[KillerLeft]

I have been against it as well and would prefer to use my assets on a wing to finish up the roster.   Look for a cheap backup in the offseason or by small trade.

But with Toronto going nowhere and a lot of big money decisions, I wonder what they do.   There isn't a lot of demand for a Center making 20 million per year for the next 3-4 years.  Especially one not playing well.   So, I wonder if you could get him at a discount?   Dealing with Toronto is a nightmare though.   Plus, they would have to deal with blow back from potentially giving the Spurs their pick this year for the Poetl trade.   I could make the case that Poetl may be more attractive than Cappella in Dallas.   Not sure where I fall on that argument though.   

What if the Cost was Holmes plus Hardy and salary?  Would you do that?   The issue is the Mavs are pretty limited on what they can offer....or better what they want to offer.  With no expiring, teams need to hold their nose a little for the packages we would be offering.

It doesn't matter what the trade cost is. They could give him to Dallas for the worst $20 M equivalent Dallas has in unwanted salary (Holmes is probably a good start) and it would still be a bad move. Holmes, for example, will be easier to convert to WANTED salary next year, as an expiring contract, than Poetl will be at any time over the next four years. It would essentially be like giving Holmes a raise and re-signing him for four years just to resume not playing him.

That last part is probably a stretch for some reading, but I stand by it. The only way Poetl would see enough time to have even the remotest chance to earn $20 M per is if Lively gets hurt. The backup center's contract need's to look like...well, like Dwight Powell's! 

I'm not even sure I'll be in favor of paying Lively what it will take to keep him on a second deal, and I like him WAY more for this team than Poetl.